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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 24894687, member: 134416&quot;]Ancient coins were made to pay State expenses, make the State a profit, and for propaganda purposes.&nbsp; Fueling the economy was secondary, although the coins filtered down from the army to the general populace.</p><p><br /></p><p>Modern coins can also be learning tools. I&#039;d be interested if some American collectors could add some relevant examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been into watching abandoned mine exploration videos on youtube.&nbsp; Gly and some of the better explorers offer a really fascinating insight into how we got the ore in order to mint these coins.&nbsp; The older UK mines are more akin to the Roman mines.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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